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Bonnie
J. P. Riemens (SOCAN) (2003)

Bonnie was a friend of mine, With golden hair and eyes that shine,
At seventeen, a body, that sure drove those farm boys wild,
And she knew she had something too, and pretty soon she outgrew,
This small tobacco town and everybody in it too.
Go west, go west, The call of the wild, The land of the setting sun,
With open arms we'll take you child and show you how it's done,
Shake it up, Shake it up, There's gold in them thar hills,
You're old enough to know better, But Young enough to crave that thrill,

Hey Bonnie,
We come to take you home,
Pretty soon you'll fit right in, Girl, you're not alone,
'Cause everybody here, everybody here wants you back again,
It's time to make your stand 'cause pretty soon these golden days will end.

Time flies like a rocket and those days have come and gone,
Bonnie looks into the mirror and says "girl, what have you done?",
A line on the table, A needle in a vein,
Another date in a room downtown with another man with no name.
She took a pen and a paper and wrote "nobody loves me here,
And if I don't get back home, I'm gonna disappear" signed "your daughter Bonnie,
I hope everyone is fine." 1604 Granville Street, apartment 209.

Her daddy gets the letter and it nearly drives him crazy,
He took a plane the very next day and went looking for his baby,
He found her in a smoky club, Naked, High , And all messed up,
He threw his coat around her and just said, "Bonnie girl, That's enough." and he said,

Hey Bonnie, We come to take you home,
Pretty soon you'll fit right in, Girl, you're not alone,
'Cause everybody here, everybody here wants you back again,
It's time to make your stand 'cause pretty soon these golden days will end.